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Odisha were all out for 189 in reply to Goa’s first innings score of 181 on day two of a Elite-D match of Ranji Trophy. Resuming their second innings, Goa at stumps were 87 for 2 and a lead of 79 runs. In Odisha’s first innings, Rajesh Dhupar made an unbeaten 71, with Abhishek Raut…
After bowling out Goa for 181, Odisha were trailing by 158 runs at stumps on day one of Elite Group-D match of Ranji Trophy. Opting to bowl, Basanta Mohanty picked three wickets and Abhishek Raut two to skittle Goa out for 181. For Goa, KD Eknath scored 113-ball 76. In reply, Odisha were off to…
Odisha cricketer Subhranshu Senapati was bought by Chennai Super Kings on Sunday at his base price of Rs 20 lakh during the mega IPL players’ auction in Bengaluru. Senapati had captained Odisha in the group stage of the Vijay Hazare Trophy and recently had been called by the CSK for trials. In the Vijay Hazare…
Former Odisha cricketer and ex-IAS officer Madan Mohan Mohanty died aged 77 on Wednesday. He represented Odisha in 25 first-class Ranji Trophy matches and featured in four matches in Cooch-Behar Trophy in a career spanning seasons 1959-60 and 1978-79. As a former IAS officer, Mohanty also served as collector, secretary and principal secretary.
Led by Subhranshu Senapati, Odisha senior men’s cricket team left for Ahmedabad on Thursday to take part in the upcoming Ranji Trophy, from 17 February to 6 March. Odisha have been placed in Elite-D group along with Goa, Saurashtra and Mumbai. The team before starting their campaign, will have to undergo a quarantine period from…
As part of Ranji Trophy preparations, the two-day practice match between Odisha and Baroda being played at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack ended in a draw. Opting to bat, Baroda in the first innings were bowled out for 100, with Rajesh Mohanty leading the attack with four wickets and Basanta Mohanty taking three. Also read: Odisha to…
Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) will be hosting Elite-B group matches of Ranji Trophy 2021-22 from 10 February to 6 March at two different venues. The matches will be played at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack and Vikash Cricket Ground in Bhubaneswar. For the successful organisation of the tournament, OCA have made all necessary arrangements as per…
An exhibition match between Bhubaneswar Media XI and Cuttack Media XI was held on 6 February at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack. Bhubaneswar Media XI were the winners in the match. Sanjay Behera (secretary, OCA) and Subrat Kumar Behera (CEO, OCA) graced the occasion as the chief-guest and the guest of honour respectively.
Led by Subhranshu Senapati Odisha have announced a 20-member squad for the upcoming Ranji Trophy, with the league matches to be held in Ahmedabad from 10 February. The final schedule for the tournament is yet to be declared by the BCCI as the Odisha team is scheduled to leave for Ahmedabad on 10 February. Before…
Arun Nayak, a former cricketer who played for Odisha at junior level passed away on Friday at the age of 43 after prolonged illness. He was being treated at Sum Hospital in Bhubaneswar. Nayak had represented Odisha in various age groups at the junior level (U-16 & U-19) and played in the State U-22 team….
